Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-15


A. Ensere.ulne VEGA n Ce3xress-
Demeernl1e FfeEenses - ErsneUg
-coazse1zzonnI RunexnIk.
foonnnEEuxnzNcN R0gx- I
WAsnzszDs. Feb. 4. 1851.
Ths wsskss dnines in Congrsn have
been varied and infeEssiipR. IhaFn
have. been imporfnnt debates % fhs
subisct Of o0azt defsnsss ships. fesaiG-
csiions and gnss shat cannot b mads
IL : day; Congressional funeral sbasss
have been attacked and defended; Cry
appropriaaion bills are always 81 the
eaIendaEs Of beth branches Of Con-
ertss, and the I'll impertans qnes<fen
% what 70 Do vita the Treasury suE-
pius has hot been neRiecfed.
There rs talk N the Senate few
daFs ago. during which the DsmoeEstie
prkfeness Of eeonomy were exposed
and the ALLEGED sxtFasaeanes Of the
Senate dispEeEed. The HOUSE loudly
lsada itself thsse days for economy.
The subiect o. the eoast survey was NJ,
and she House wMa accused Of m
astempt 20 break Up this work By Grip
plinR u with Al insamcient apprcpria-
ton.
senator Allison confessed thsi be bad
bsen tempted many times since the
Democratic Administration came into
power 10 lei The House have ebanee Of
experimenting on 10 economy. The
House made inadequate appropriations
merely 10 be ersdiied with economy,
knowing fail yell that the Senate woald
Increase them % - 80 meet the neces-
saFy expenses involved. Mr.. Allis0n
explained By long list Of naafes. that
ibe present Administrations was 10 more
eocnomioal than tbs former, and that
the Senate had n0t. in former years. ap-
propEiAted more than vas keeessary for
the running expenses Of the Govern
ment.
senator Hswisy. Of Connssticas, ex-
pro aaed great disappointment that the
aupu9intsndeat Of the Coast Survey. for
The aTst time in ifs history, uas net .
gentleman Of high seientiae attain
mants; IN fact. was not scientist At ell.
10 vas q most extraordinary departure
from the uniform prsetios, and was 9
great administrative mistake. The Of
&c Z. with 5000 salary. "a filed at
present By q $500 Treasury clerk.
The bill 10 prevent the appointment
Of CongFossinnal funerals at public en-
pense, has been np in she House. Rep
ressntative Hammond, Of Georgia.
thoueht d best 10 leave the old custom
undisinFbsd. He did not believe the
newspaper talk about improper cenduci
Of funeral committees. He had never
attended one, bat he knew gentlemen
who bad. gentlemen Of high tone land in
capable Of misconduct on such an ecca-
SION.
CONGRESSMAN Oates. Of Alabama. crit-
ioised sne practice severely, declaring
that 10 was not . mark Of Eeapeel
og sincere sorrow. But for his respect
/ for the Senetg and House be could men.
ton some caass Of misconduct en- the
| part Of members Of Congress while 40
oonpAnyinG the remains Of q deceased
COLLEAGUES TO It's place Of burial, which
would shook the whole countFy.
Mr.. Allen. Of Mississippi, Who Il moth,
inc II not humorous, said be had sub
United some senaibis remarks on ihiE
subieet last session. These remarks bad
taken deep hold on the country, and
bad % impressed his constituents thai
| they had returned him to the Fiftietl
Congress without opposition. "As sooE
~ reached home" added he. ian old
friend said: John, yea we're right aboul
Congressional funerals. Tell Congress
Il need not bury you, you have plenty oi
fFieads hers who will take pleasure In
doing h.'n MAXIM.